New Concepts in Cancer [electronic resource] : Metastasis, Oncogenes and Growth Factors /

This book defines and reviews the clinical status of metastatic disease and the present status of response to radiation and chemotherapy, identifies factors associated with and/or responsible for tumor metastasis and evaluates the role of various growth factors in metastasis and therapy. It also considers the possible relationship between the overexpression of oncogenes and clinical resistance to chemotherapy and possible therapeutic strategies arising from this relationship, if proven.

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Main Authors: Etievant, C. editor., Cros, J. editor., Rustum, Y. M. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: London : Macmillan Education UK : Imprint: Palgrave, 1990
Subjects:Medicine., Oncology., Medicine & Public Health.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10671-4
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Summary:This book defines and reviews the clinical status of metastatic disease and the present status of response to radiation and chemotherapy, identifies factors associated with and/or responsible for tumor metastasis and evaluates the role of various growth factors in metastasis and therapy. It also considers the possible relationship between the overexpression of oncogenes and clinical resistance to chemotherapy and possible therapeutic strategies arising from this relationship, if proven.